Pratima is a 1945 Indian Hindustani-language movie directed by Paidi Jairaj. The film was produced by Bombay Talkies and was the directorial debut of P. Jairaj.[1] The film stars Dilip Kumar, Swaran Lata, Mumtaz Ali, Shah Nawaz and Mukri. Swarn Lata was cast following her big success the preceding year, Rattan (1944). Mukri was cast in his debut role by Devika Rani, who is stated to have "liked his smile and off-screen enthusiasm".[2] The music direction was by Arun Kumar Mukherjee and the lyricist was Narendra Sharma.[3]

Pratima
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Directed byPaidi Jairaj
Produced byBombay Talkies
StarringDilip Kumar
Swarnalata
Mumtaz Ali
Shah Nawaz
Music byArun Kumar Mukherjee
Release date
  • 14 December 1945 (1945-12-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

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  1. ^ "Pratima (1945)". gomolo.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. ^ Narwekar, Sanjit (2005). Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. p. 106. ISBN 9788129108593.
  3. ^ "Pratima". hindigeemala.net. Hindi Geetmala. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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